A simple extension to the relational model that permits metadata (more generally metaknowledge) to be stored and manipulated as first class data is proposed. The accompanying que...
Abstract. There is currently a large interest in relational probabilistic models. While the concept of context-specific independence (CSI) has been well-studied for models such as ...
Natural language-based conceptual modelling as well as the use of diagrams have been essential components of fact-oriented modelling from its inception. However, transforming natur...
We propose an extended relational database model which can model both uncertainty and imprecision in data. This model is basedon Dempster-Shafertheory which has become popular in ...
The main purpose of this work is to develop an intelligent tutor system coupled to a robotics virtual laboratory, in order to offer a tutored virtual learning environment. The stu...